This
work is called "Speeds of Time", and is a musical deconstruction
of the most famous acoustic icon and symbol of time, Big Ben.
Live sensors and microphones are mounted on the clockwork mechanism
and near the bells of Big Ben to generate a spatial- acoustic composition
that is placed in an historic colonnade of the New Palace Yard,
directly below and within earshot of the bells. The presence
of the sound sculpture in this setting interacts with the natural
sound of the bells, creating a multi-dimensional acoustic zone.
While this work was installed in Westminster, a 12 hour multi-track
recording of the sound sculpture was made that makes it possible
to fully recreate the real time sense of this artwork, which can
be realized as an 8 channel sound installation. This recording
is fully accurate to real time, and if started precisely at five
seconds before 10 o'clock, will faithfully keep time. Here is a
stereo mix in streaming mp3 format that is one continuous hour
from 10 o'clock unti 11.